3. Sourcing Reclaimed Windows

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Mikael Maynard Johnny Appleseed Organic

Follow Mikael’s blog as she journals her experience through this and every phase of the “climate” cabin construction. You’ll find her own musings along with additional research that went into the various decisions made about materials, size, techniques, and more.

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4. Exterior Walls, Metal Roof, and Water-Proofing Johnny Appleseed Organic's Mikael Maynard and Mike Shellman guide us as they put "meat on the bones" of the "climate" cabin. Mike installs oriented strand…
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5. Soffit, Siding and Sealing Mike installs soffit - the underside of the roof eaves - for ascetics with re-claimed hard pine. He follows that up by installing the external…
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6. Solar, Plumbing, Insulation and Interior Walls In this 10-minute episode, host Mikael Maynard discusses her decision to go with full solar to power the cabin's electrical system. She also reviews the…
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7. Interior Finishing and Sealing In this episode, as his cabin project nears completion, host Mikael Maynard and head of construction Mike Shellman install and weatherproof reclaimed windows and doors,…
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8. Final Interior Touches and Reedbed System The climate cabin project is nearly complete! In this episode the focus is almost entirely on the interior touches. Head of construction Mike Shellman runs…
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9. Final Eco Cabin Cost Revealed For those who have not been following along the past eight months, we've been documenting the construction of a beautiful, practical, sustainably-built cabin on the…
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